The results of a patient's Weber test indicate a conductive hearing loss in the right ear. This is based on a report of
a. hearing the sound equally in both ears.
b. hearing the sound louder in the left ear.
c. hearing the sound louder in the right ear.
d. not hearing the sound in either ear.
C
The patient has a conductive hearing loss in the right ear, so the sound of the tuning fork is heard louder in the right ear (the affected ear). This occurs with unilateral conductive hearing loss because the sound is being conducted directly through the bone to the ear. If the sound is heard louder in the unaffected ear (the left ear), it would indicate a sensorineural hearing loss that is related to nerve damage in the impaired ear. Normal results of the Weber test are that the patient perceives the sound equally in both ears. Not hearing the sound in either ear is a condition known as deafness.
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